CVE-2022-0440 describes a critical vulnerability in the Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin prior to version 2.1.1, allowing high-privilege administrators to upload arbitrary PHP files and achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE). This flaw bypasses common WordPress hardening measures, posing a significant risk to affected installations. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:catch_themes_demo_import:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.